Who Invented
Basketball: , Canadian Dr. James Naismith, a physical education professor
Where: at
the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (YMCA)
(today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts
When: In
early December 18, 1891
How: He sought a
vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of
fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as
either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic
rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot elevated track.
Why: trying
to keep his gym class active on a rainy day.
What were
the circumstances at the beginning: make it fair for all players and not too
rough.
What was it
like from the start: A peach basket and a Soccer Ball
What types
of shots were taken-, tossed the ball up between the two center men & tried
to keep them somewhat near the rules. Most of the fouls were called for running
with the ball, though tackling the man with the ball was not uncommon.
How is
basketball different today than when it first started- Well Now There is 5
players on the court for each team and now we have them dribble the basketball,
now there are rules for how they’re supposed to play the game and now they kept
the hoop 10ft but now players can dunk and gets very exiting when a player
dunks !!! Three pointers are now established and fouls and also technical
fouls.